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HerpicleOmnicron5 posted:Turn 1, First Battle As a suggestion, try setting the battlescape and geoscape scales to a different value to zoom them out (I use 1/3 for both, but 1/2 is good also). You could try using the 1.5x and 2x options, but this gives you letterboxing on some resolutions (like 16:9 ones), and the 2x setting makes fonts render weirdly. You can use Full Display, but I really don't like it (if you use a big resolution like 1600x900, the Geoscape looks like this: 
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Excellent. Russia eagerly awaits the results from the first mission. Do us proud, don't make it a waste of money. (Throw dem flares and smoke)
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Apr 11, 2015 00:59
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Wait so we're managing the battlescape as well? I'm getting Lost Fleet flashbacks...
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Apr 11, 2015 01:37
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ViggyNash posted:Oh poo poo, you're gonna let individual soldiers decide how they want to move? This will be interesting... As Soldier No. 8 I will take a rocket launcher if I don't already have one and fan out behind the flare-throwers (or the gunners if we don't have any) and prepare to scorch the ground the moment I see something that isn't human. I don't actually know much about old school XCOM so I'm just going to pretend I'm a heavy from new XCOM. quote:I'm getting Lost Fleet flashbacks... I ended up floating around in circles uselessly in that one. 
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Apr 11, 2015 01:46
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ViggyNash posted:Oh poo poo, you're gonna let individual soldiers decide how they want to move? This will be interesting... It will also be tedious and kill the thread. I know Herpicle revels in slow burn LPs, but for humanity, this is madness.
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Apr 11, 2015 01:49
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steinrokkan posted:It will also be tedious and kill the thread. I know Herpicle revels in slow burn LPs, but for humanity, this is madness. Well it would be if the thread didn't pick superhuman and have several people that have never played the game. I foresee a quick and lethal ending to this, excessive voting aside.
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Apr 11, 2015 01:51
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We actually have a battlefield commander, right?
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Apr 11, 2015 02:15
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RBA Starblade posted:I ended up floating around in circles uselessly in that one. tadashi posted:We actually have a battlefield commander, right? As soon as we elect one, and agree on the proposed battleplan.
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Apr 11, 2015 02:37
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I would like to step out and nominate myself to be commander. I don't have a gun so I can't accidentally shoot anyone.
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Apr 11, 2015 02:39
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steinrokkan posted:It will also be tedious and kill the thread. I know Herpicle revels in slow burn LPs, but for humanity, this is madness. I was gonna wait and see how this pans out but yeah that is a distinct possibility.
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Apr 11, 2015 03:04
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Yeah if we're going to be ordering around our dudes every battle, I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to keep up. I mean I can certainly try, but no guarantees.
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Apr 11, 2015 04:16
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I'd like to just remind all our soldiers out in the field of a favorite inspirational quote of mine. "Cowards die in shame". Just... keep that in mind.
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Apr 11, 2015 04:21
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Pierzak posted:Wait, what? I meant the books. There was an lp a while back where everyone was the captain of a boat in the fleet but only knew what they could see directly or knew the orders from people higher ranked from them, I thought you meant that.
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Apr 11, 2015 07:17
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steinrokkan posted:It will also be tedious and kill the thread. I know Herpicle revels in slow burn LPs, but for humanity, this is madness. I think it's pretty clear that a Twitch Plays Pokemon anarchy style system is the only true way to play the game.
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Apr 11, 2015 10:47
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I sure hope not. We will never be able to finish the game in that case. D:
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Apr 11, 2015 11:07
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RBA Starblade posted:There was an lp a while back where everyone was the captain of a boat in the fleet but only knew what they could see directly or knew the orders from people higher ranked from them, I thought you meant that. Sounds hilariously terrible. Got a link?
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Apr 11, 2015 11:11
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64bitrobot posted:Excellent. Russia eagerly awaits the results from the first mission. Do us proud, don't make it a waste of money. (Throw dem flares and smoke) I find that kind of characterisation amusing, given some things that turned up via checking extreme situations. If I remember it right, it turns out Russia will NEVER abandon the X-Com project. Nor can they be turned.
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Apr 11, 2015 12:15
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steinrokkan posted:It will also be tedious and kill the thread. I know Herpicle revels in slow burn LPs, but for humanity, this is madness. I'll only do this complete "every man for themselves" type battle with squads of complete rookies. I'm aiming for at least one turn a day, and will move for anyone who doesn't submit orders. Pierzak posted:Sounds hilariously terrible. Got a link? That was Grey Hunter's Jutland LP.
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Apr 11, 2015 12:19
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HerpicleOmnicron5 posted:I'll only do this complete "every man for themselves" type battle with squads of complete rookies. I'm aiming for at least one turn a day, and will move for anyone who doesn't submit orders. My orders are, stick with the heavy weapons guy and provide escort until we find UFO, then I'll stay behind cover (if available) and train my rifle on the entrance, hoping for a reaction shot. If there is no activity after 3 turns, then I'll walk up to the side of the UFO entrance, prime grenade for 2 turns, then when I have enough turn units left, open door, toss grenade in then hop back into cover.
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Apr 11, 2015 12:50
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ORDERS: I'd prefer to stick with a rifleman soldier who can cover me as I can lay down smoke or toss grenades. I hope i got lots of grenades.
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Apr 11, 2015 16:27
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Thank you. In the interest of spreading misery and to get things moving, I vote that someone drop a primed frag grenade in the Skyranger. 
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Apr 11, 2015 17:14
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Pierzak posted:Thank you. In the interest of spreading misery and to get things moving, I vote that someone drop a primed frag grenade in the Skyranger. No retreat! No surrender! 
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Apr 11, 2015 17:27
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I'd like to ammend that. I nominate that in all future missions if failure looks to be certain the last survivor suicides on the skyranger with a greande We can not let them get our technology
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Apr 11, 2015 17:57
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Oh, could all who are actually soldiers and are giving orders put "Orders" at the top of your posts, and in bold please? I'll try to get this turn moving tomorrow. E: In fact, I have an idea. UrbicaMortis posted:I think it's pretty clear that a Twitch Plays Pokemon anarchy style system is the only true way to play the game. If there's interest in it, we will run battles this way. That'll allow people to react to what's happening and give more precise orders. That'll also make the battles take less time. HerpicleOmnicron5 fucked around with this message at 18:53 on Apr 11, 2015 |
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Apr 11, 2015 18:50
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ORDERS Move in support of the team, stay at the longest range possible which will let me fire at any discovered enemies. Iymarra fucked around with this message at 19:31 on Apr 11, 2015 |
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Apr 11, 2015 19:25
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Orders Throw smoke grade just in front of ranger exit ramp. If I have room and move moves available, move to the base of the ramp in the smoke. Next turn, throw a flare as far as I can directly to the rear of the ranger and another due east as far as possible, sightlines and movement permitting. tadashi fucked around with this message at 13:28 on Apr 12, 2015 |
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Apr 11, 2015 19:35
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ORDERS I'll go explore the area to try and find the crashed UFO. Someone could also go with me and watch my back.
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Apr 11, 2015 19:45
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Orders Protect heavy weapons guy, if entering ufo or any room, stand to the side and Chuck in grenade first. I'm not a Klingon!
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Apr 11, 2015 20:44
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Orders Grab a rocket launcher and rockets, get behind the scouts/flare-throwers, open fire the moment an alien shows up.
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Apr 12, 2015 03:48
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Orders Breach and clear doors with grenades as needed or not needed, so long as I have grenades to clear with. Taking no chances.
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Apr 12, 2015 04:11
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Godna posted:I'd like to ammend that. I nominate that in all future missions if failure looks to be certain the last survivor suicides on the skyranger with a greande We can not let them get our technology The Japanese government agrees wholeheartedly. This should be added to the operating procedures handbook immediately.
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Apr 12, 2015 09:26
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blastron posted:The Japanese government agrees wholeheartedly. This should be added to the operating procedures handbook immediately.  Our Japanese allies truly know what is best for our troops and wareffort.
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Apr 12, 2015 14:00
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By the way, for those who don't know, losing all your troops means losing the skyranger. Fleeing the battle means saving the skyranger, everyone aboard, all the gear that's aboard, and all loot you managed to stash before fleeing.
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Apr 12, 2015 14:03
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my dad posted:By the way, for those who don't know, losing all your troops means losing the skyranger. Fleeing the battle means saving the skyranger, everyone aboard, all the gear that's aboard, and all loot you managed to stash before fleeing. ,but does it leave a message that we will fight to the last man standing? Burn the Earth and salt the ground just to spite the fuckers that'd take it away from us?.
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Apr 12, 2015 14:13
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Godna posted:,but does it leave a message that we will fight to the last man standing? Burn the Earth and salt the ground just to spite the fuckers that'd take it away from us?. The problem here being that burning the Earth and salting the ground is what they are apparently here to do.
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Apr 12, 2015 14:16
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my dad posted:By the way, for those who don't know, losing all your troops means losing the skyranger. Fleeing the battle means saving the skyranger, everyone aboard, all the gear that's aboard, and all loot you managed to stash before fleeing. 
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Apr 12, 2015 14:18
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my dad posted:The problem here being that burning the Earth and salting the ground is what they are apparently here to do. Nah, They're here for our tech and our people clearly...that or they're just bored assholes looking to haze locals
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Apr 12, 2015 14:30
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SupSuper posted:Assuming you manage to make it back to the Skyranger. One of the most fun missions I had was trying to get a terminally wounded last survivor of a battleship raid gone terribly wrong back to the skyranger. 
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Apr 12, 2015 14:46
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blastron posted:The Japanese government agrees wholeheartedly. This should be added to the operating procedures handbook immediately. You are aware that the Skyranger is too durable for any of our conventional weapons to have an effect? If we try to bomb it, killing the pilot, we'll just ensure the aliens have access without impediment. If we simply have the last survivor evacuate, we can ensure we retain our equipment, saving millions in the long run.
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chiasaur11 posted:You are aware that the Skyranger is too durable for any of our conventional weapons to have an effect? I was not aware of this! Why are our honorable troops not equipped with armor made of this material? How could this organization send our troops so unprepared into combat?
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